Summary
The Range Rover Sport is a large SUV that sits above the smaller Range Rover Velar and below the flagship Range Rover in the Land Rover family. This is the brand-new third generation, which went on sale in the second half of 2022.
Widely praised for its class-leading off-road prowess, and its plush interior, this latest iteration of the Sport has received a very warm welcome from the UK media, with several publications pointing out that it offers many of the larger Range Rover’s qualities for a cheaper price. As Carbuyer‘s Tom Jervis claims, “The new Sport offers so much luxury and refinement that the full-size Range Rover almost seems unnecessary.”
Available as a petrol, diesel, and plug-in hybrid, reviewers have also commended the Range Rover Sport for its strong performance – particularly the range-topping 530hp V8 engine. However, the most eye-catching models for many are the two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants which both make use of a 32kWh battery to produce 70 miles of electric-only range – a figure that What Car? calls “astonishing”.
On the other hand, a few critics argue that the Land Rover isn’t as sporty as its name suggests. Autocar‘s Matt Prior says that, despite the Range Rover Sport’s rewarding driving experience, the Porsche Cayenne is the sportier of the two, and has a much cheaper price tag.
“The Cayenne will probably spend less time back in the dealer, too”, says Car‘s Tom Wiltshire. Land Rover has long had a questionable reliability record, and the same questions are being asked of the new Sport.
While its long-term reliability remains to be seen, Parkers concludes that the Range Rover Sport is an “amazingly capable car”. Like its bigger brother, the new Range Rover, “it’s hugely desirable, but comes at a huge price – both to buy and to run.”
As of January 2024, the Range Rover Sport holds a New Car Expert Rating of B, with a score of 67%. It scores highly for safety and has been well reviewed by motoring journalists, while its average CO2 emissions are low (thanks to the plug-in hybrid version). However, running costs are very high, particularly for the petrol and diesel models. This drags down its used car rating significantly.
- Range Rover Sport (2013 to 2022) – Expert Rating
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Range Rover Sport highlights
- Classy and alluring styling inside and out
- Class-leading off-road ability
- Strong performance
- Competitive PHEV model battery range
- Wide range of engine options on offer…
Range Rover Sport lowlights
- Expensive, base price and up
- Some rivals are sharper to drive
- Brand’s questionable reliability record
- No seven-seat models available
- …but no all-electric models for now
Key specifications
Body style: Large SUV/crossover
Engines: petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid
Price: From £80,325 on-road
Launched: Autumn 2022
Last updated: N/A
Replacement due: TBA
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Media reviews
Reviews, road test and comparisons from across the UK automotive media. Click any of the boxes to view.
Auto Express
Model reviewed: P510e (2023)
Score: 9 / 10
“The smooth and refined plug-in P510e powertrain is a perfect fit for the new Range Rover Sport SUV.” (Sean Carson)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“If you’re after a large premium SUV that offers strong performance, superb comfort and an engaging drive, then the Range Rover Sport is hard to beat.” (Paul Adam, Alex Ingram)
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel automatic D300 Dynamic SE
Score: 9 / 10
“Following on from its full-size brother, this more dynamic Range Rover Sport is still superbly luxurious. It offers the kind of ride comfort, refinement, interior quality and technology you would expect from a car costing so much, but it balances this with a more engaging edge to its dynamic personality that sends the newcomer straight to the top of a toughly contested class.” (Sean Carson)
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Model reviewed: 4.4-litre petrol V8 automatic P530 First Edition
Score: 9 / 10
“The V8-engined Range Rover Sport will play a bit part when it comes to sales, but the car that crowns the range shows fully just how broad the new model’s range of abilities is. It’s fast – even fun – but balances this with character and class, riding and handling sweetly.”
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Autocar
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“Less sporting than the Cayenne it may be, but it’s still rewarding, and it will out-ride anything in the class.”
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Business Car
Model reviewed: 3.0 440e PHEV SE
Score: 8 / 10
“In PHEV form, is the Range Rover Sport the choice for fleet? We’d say yes, as the new tech and features combined with the savings from the drivetrain make for an attractive, good to drive package, with reasonably affordable running costs.” (Martyn Collins)
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Car
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“The Range Rover Sport remains an expensive car to buy and even more expensive to run. An entry-level BMW X5 or Porsche Cayenne are significantly cheaper and will probably spend less time back in the dealer, too. As ever, it’s the more basic engines that prove the most beguiling, though it’s difficult to ignore the breadth of capability of the plug-in hybrid models.” (Tom Wiltshire)
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Carbuyer
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.8 / 10
“The new Range Rover Sport offers so much luxury and refinement that the full-size Range Rover almost seems unnecessary.” (Tom Jervis)
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Model reviewed: PHEV
Score: 9 / 10
“The Range Rover Sport PHEV is luxurious and smooth to drive and offers certain drivers lower running costs, too.” (Sean Carson)
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Driving Electric
Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid P400e
Score: 9 / 10
“There’s no getting away from the higher price tag of the new Range Rover Sport, but we came away from our time in it feeling that there’s little reason to stretch to the full-size Range Rover.”
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Electrifying.com
Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid P400e
Score: 9 / 10
“There are a lot of big numbers involved in the new Range Rover Sport PHEV, from the price to the electric-only range. But it’s a small number on the spec sheet which will attract the most attention: the tax rate for company car drivers.”
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Evo
Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid P510e
Score: 8 / 10
“While the Range Rover Sport P510e doesn’t have the get-up-and-go of the 4.4-litre V8 Sport, it doesn’t leave you languishing. It’s another example of a plug-in hybrid providing a solution to the many who want to reduce their reliance on petrol without having to commit to the uncertainty of running an EV.” (Stuart Gallagher)
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Model reviewed: 4.4-litre petrol V8 automatic P530 First Edition
Score: 8 / 10
“Of course, Land Rover will consider the new Sport a rung above the German competition, where it does sit substantially below higher-end rivals like the Aston Martin DBX or Bentley Bentayga.”
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Parkers
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“This is an amazingly capable car – it can go off-road, handles on the road with the best of them yet remains incredibly comfortable and cossetting. It’s hugely desirable, but comes at a huge price – both to buy and to run.”
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The Sunday Times
Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybrid P510e
Score: 8 / 10
“In one sense, this Range Rover Sport is exactly like the old one — handsome, smooth, fast and fun to drive. In another way, it’s changed utterly; it can cruise around for extended periods on electric-only power and is therefore capable of returning some surprisingly good fuel economy figures. It’s also packaged much more cleverly than before.”
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The Telegraph
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“You might not agree, but as long as it’s legal to buy and own a 2.3 tonne-plus, go-almost-anywhere vehicle like this, I’m glad it’s the UK making them. And the Range Rover Sport is at the top of the class.” (Andrew English)
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Top Gear
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
” Land Rover knows how to nod back to its tradition better than most. And in a world of increasingly gnarly performance SUVs, the comparatively plusher edge of the latest Sport does exactly that. Just watch the price as the options pile on.”
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What Car?
Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Range Rover Sport is a fantastic SUV that goes big on luxury, comfort and off-road ability, but other rivals are still sharper to drive. The incredible pure-electric range of the plug-in hybrid P440e makes it a very enticing option for company car drivers.”
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Safety rating
Independent crash test and safety ratings from Euro NCAP
Overall score: 5 stars
Date tested: November 2022
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Adult protection: 85%
Child protection: 85%
Vulnerable road users: 69%
Safety assist: 82%
Eco rating
Independent economy and emissions ratings from Green NCAP
No eco rating
As of January 2024, the Range Rover Sport has not been lab tested by Green NCAP.
Reliability rating
Reliability data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by MotorEasy
No reliability rating
As of January 2024, we don’t have enough reliability data on the latest Range Rover Sport to generate a reliability rating. However, previous Range Rover Sport models had a fairly lamentable record for reliability (as do pretty much all Land Rovers, for that matter)
The Car Expert’s reliability information is provided exclusively for us using workshop and warranty data from our partner, MotorEasy. As soon as MotorEasy has sufficient data on this iteration of the Range Rover Sport, we’ll publish the score here.
Running cost rating
Monthly cost of ownership data provided exclusively for The Car Expert by Clear Vehicle Data
Fuel consumption | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
Petrol models | 28 mpg | E | 25 – 30 mpg | E – E |
Diesel models | 37 mpg | D | 36 – 37 mpg | D – D |
Plug-in hybrid models | 332 mpg | A | 327 – 338 mpg | A – A |
CO₂ output | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
Petrol models | 232 g/km | D | 216 – 261 g/km | D – D |
Diesel models | 201 g/km | D | 198 – 203 g/km | D – D |
Plug-in hybrid models | 19 g/km | A | 18 – 20 g/km | A – A |
Battery range | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
Plug-in hybrid models | 70 miles | C | 69 – 70 miles | C – C |
Insurance group | Average | Score | Variation | Score |
All models | 48 | D | 45 – 49 | D – E |
Service and maintenance | Cost | Score |
Year 1 | £578 | D |
Year 2 | £1,287 | D |
Year 3 | £1,947 | D |
Year 4 | £2,201 | D |
Year 5 | £3,003 | D |
Overall | £9,016 | D |
The Range Rover Sport is an expensive car to own and run, according to whole-life cost numbers provided exclusively to The Car Expert by our data partner, Clear Vehicle Data.
The fuel economy of pure-petrol models is pretty poor when compared to the rest of the market, and diesel models aren’t much better. The plug-in hybrid models look amazing on paper, but this is largely thanks to ridiculous EU/UK government lab tests that are completely inadequate for plug-in hybrids. There is no way you will ever travel for 332 miles on a single gallon (4.5 litres) of fuel and some electricity…
The SUV’s insurance costs, as well as predicted service and maintenance charges, are a bit above average.
Awards
Trophies, prizes and awards that the Range Rover Sport has received
2023
- Auto Express Awards – Best Large Premium SUV
- Automotive Management Awards – Best Hybrid Vehicle
- Business Motoring Awards – Best Large SUV + Best PHEV
- What Car? Awards – Best Luxury Car
- UK News Motoring Awards – Best Premium SUV
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